NLC India Ltd and OREDA sign MoU at GELS 2025 to boost green energy projects

NLC India Renewables Limited (NIRL), a subsidiary of NLC India Limited (NLCIL), and the Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA) formalised a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Global Energy Leaders’ Summit (GELS) 2025 in Puri, Odisha, marking a significant step toward accelerating renewable-energy (RE) development across Odisha. The agreement aims to collaboratively develop solar, hybrid, rooftop, and energy storage projects to support Odisha’s long-term clean energy roadmap. The MoU document was formally exchanged by Rohit Kumar Pandey, Regional Manager, NLCIL, Bhubaneswar, on behalf of NIRL and Saidutta Biplab Keshari Pradhan, Additional Secretary, Department of Energy, Government of Odisha, and CEO, OREDA Ltd., on behalf of the Odisha Government and his OREDA team. The exchange took place in the august presence of Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha & Minister of Energy, Vishal Kumar Dev, IAS, Principal Secretary to the Government, Department of Energy, Odisha, Dr Satyapriya Rath, IAS, Managing Director, GRIDCO Limited, (A Government of Odisha Undertaking), Dr Debi Dutta Tripathy, Odisha Finance Service (OFS) & Financial Advisor-cum-Additional Secretary, Department of Energy, Odisha and other government officials. Their presence underscored the State’s strong commitment to scaling up renewable energy infrastructure, enabling policy support, and fast-tracking clean-energy investment in Odisha.